A patient with type 2 diabetes presents at the clinic for a routine follow-up appointment. The patient asks the nurse whether she can take the herbal supplement ginseng. What is the correct response by the nurse?
A) "It increases the risk for high blood glucose levels."
B) "It increases the risk for low blood glucose levels."
C) "There is no research to indicate what effect it will have."
D) "There is no reason ginseng cannot be taken by people with diabetes."
B
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Patients being treated with antidiabetic therapies are at an increased risk of developing hypoglycemia if they use herbals containing juniper berries, ginseng, garlic, fenugreek, coriander, dandelion root, or celery. If a patient uses these therapies, blood glucose levels should be monitored closely and appropriate dose adjustment made in the prescribed drug.
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